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COMMEECE OF THE UNITED STATES. 



IMPOSTS OF A FEW LEADING ARTICLES OF GENERAL MERCHANDISE AT NEW YORK FROM FOREIG1T 



PORTS FOR THE YEARS 1873-'76. 



The following is a condensed statement of 

 imports into the United States for the calen- 

 dar years 1872 and 1876 : 



One striking feature of these reductions is, 

 that they have taken place in spite of the gen- 

 eral decline of prices. 



The total value of exports from the port of 

 New York for 1875 was $255,515,942 ; for 1876, 

 $279,097,136, viz. : to Great Britain, $151,682,- 

 227; France, $15,175,135; Holland and Bel- 

 gium, $14,679,002 ; Germany, $32,381,654 ; 

 other countries of North Europe, $3,362,485 ; 

 Spain, $2,073,329; other countries of South 

 Europe, $11,172,134 : China and Japan, $1,- 

 844,807 ; Australia, $2,366,275 ; British North 

 American colonies, $4,295,497; Cuba, $9,096,- 

 274; Hayti, $4,085,847; other West Indies, 

 $8,614,670; Mexico, $1,471,104; British Gui- 

 ana, $1,038,375 ; Brazil, $3,105,163 ; other 

 countries of South America, $8,325,355 ; all 

 other ports, $4,346,643. The following were 

 the leading articles of export for 1876 and 

 1875: 



* Hides, coal, paper-materials, etc. 



The receipts of domestic produce at New 

 York, for the years 1876 and 1875, have been 

 as follows : 



